GENESIS Chapter 10, the Genealogy of the sons of Noah

1 And these are the generations of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and
were brought forth to them sons after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer (completion), and Magog, and Madai, and Javan (effervescing),
and Tubal, and Meshech (sowing), and Tiras.
3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.
4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
5 By these were separated the coasts of the nations in their lands, a man
according to their tongue, according to their families and in their nations.
6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Cannan.
7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha.
And the sons of Raamah; Sheba and Dedan.
8 And Cush did bring forth Nimrod; whe began to be a mighty one on the land.
9 He was a might one of hunting before the face of Jehovah; so it is said, Like Nimrod the
mighty hunter before the face of Jehovah.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel (confusion), and Erech (length),
and Accad (fortress), and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
11 Out of land that he went forth to Assyria (successful) and built Nineveh,
and Rehoboth-Ir (streets city), and Calah (complete),
12 and Resen (to curb) between Ninevah and Calah, which is a city great.
13 And Mizraim did bring forth Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim (flames), and Naphtuhim,
14 and Pathrusim, and and Casiuhim, from whom came the Philistines (rolling) and Caphtorim (encircle).

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15 And Cannan did bring forth Sidon (catching fish) his firstborn, and Heth (terror),
16 and the Jebusite (trodden), and the Amorite (prominence), and the Girgashite.
17 and the Hivite (villager), and the Arkite (a tush), and the Sinite,
18 and the Arvadite (refuge for the roving), and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite (walled).
And afterward were scattered the families of the Cananites.
19 And the border of the Cananites was from Sidon, coming toward Gerar (rolling), as far
as Gaza (strong); coming toward Sodom (scorch), Gomorrah (ruined), and Admah (earthy),
and Zeboim (gazelles), as far as Lasha (hot springs).
20 These the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their tongues, in
their lands, in their nations.

21 And born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber (region across), the brother of
Japheth the elder.
22 The sons of Shem; Elam (hidden), and Asshur (successful), and Arpachshad, and Lud,
and and Aram (highland).
23 And the sons of Aram; Uz (consultation), and Hul (circle), and Gether , and Mash.
24 And Arpachshad did bring forth Shelach, and Shelach did bring forth Eber.
25 And to Eber were born two sons; the name of one Peleg (division), for in his days the
land was divided; and name of his brother Joktan (he will be made little).
26 And Joktan did bring forth Almodad, and Sheleph (extract), and Hazarmaveth (village of death),
and Jerah (a lunation/month),
27 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,
28 and Obal, and Abimael (father of Mael), and Sheba,
29 and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab (howler). All these, the sons of Joktan.
30 And their dwelling places were from Mesha as you go toward Sephar (census), a hill
to the east.
31 These the sons of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in
their lands, according to their nations.
32 These the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their
nations; and from these were separated the nations on the earth after the flood.

1 Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the
sons born to them after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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3 The sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

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4 The sons of Javan; Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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5 By these the coasts of the nations were separated into their lands, each
according to their tongue, according to their families and into their nations.
6 The sons of Ham; Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Cannan.
7 The sons of Cush; Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah. And the sons of
Raamah; Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush became the father of Nimrod; who became a mighty warrior in the land.
9 He was a might hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, Like Nimrod the
mighty hunter before the Lord.
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the
land of Shinar.

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11 From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh. Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

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12 and Resen between Ninevah and Calah, which is a great city.

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13 And Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 Pathrusim, and Casiuhim, from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim.

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15 Cannan became the father of his firstborn Sidon, and Heth,

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16 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite.

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17 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Afterward the families of the
Cananites were dispersed.

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19 And the border of the Cananites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far
as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, and Gomorrah,
and Admah, and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.

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20 They were the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their tongues, in
their lands, in their nations.

21 And to Shem was brought forth, also he the father of all the sons of Eber,
the brother of Japheth the greater.
22 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

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23 The sons of Aram; Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

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24 Arphaxad became the father of Shelach, and Shelach became the father of Eber.
25 To Eber were born two sons; the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the
country was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

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26 Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

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28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

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29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these, the sons of Joktan.

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30 And their dwelling places were from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, an eastern
mountain.
31 The sons of Shem according to their families, according to their tongues, in
their lands, according to their nations.
32 The families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their
nations; and from these the nations were divided on the earth after the flood.

1 Now this is the genealogy of the sons of Noah; Shem, Ham, and Japheth, the
sons born to them after the flood.
2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.

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3 The sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.

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4 The sons of Javan; Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

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5 By these the coasts of the nations were separated into their lands, everyone
according to their language, according to their families and into their nations.
6 The sons of Ham; Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Cannan.
7 The sons of Cush; Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah. And the sons of
Raamah; Sheba and Dedan.
8 Cush fathered Nimrod; who became a mighty warrior in the land.
9 He was a might hunter before the Lord; therefore it is said, Like Nimrod the
mighty hunter before the Lord.
10 And the start of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the
land of Shinar.

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11 From that land he went to Assyria and built Nineveh. Rehoboth-Ir, Calah,

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12 and Resen between Ninevah and Calah, a great city.

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13 And Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
14 Pathrusim, and Casiuhim, from whom came the Philistines and Caphtorim.

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15 Cannan fathered his firstborn Sidon, and Heth,

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16 the Jebusite, the Amorite, and the Girgashite.

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17 the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite,
18 the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. Then the families of the
Cananites were spread out.

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19 And the border of the Cananites was from Sidon as you go toward Gerar, as far
as Gaza; then as you go toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, as far as Lasha.

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20 The sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, in
their countries, in their nations.

21 And born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of
Japheth the elder.

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22 The sons of Shem; Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

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23 The sons of Aram; Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

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24 Arphaxad fathered Shelach, and Shelach fathered Eber.

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25 To Eber were born two sons; the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the
country was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

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26 Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

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27 Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,

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28 Obal, Abimael, Sheba,

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29 Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were the sons of Joktan.

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30 And their dwelling places were from Mesha as you go toward Sephar, an eastern
mountain.
31 These were the sons of Shem by their families, by their languages, in
their lands, and by their nations.
32 These were the families of the sons of Noah, according to their generations, in their
nations; and by them were the nations spread over the earth after the flood.

Note:(1) The #S# represents the letter "Samech" separator in the Hebrew text.